Greg Grossmeier wrote: >* There will be a new version of PHP deployed to the Wikimedia servers > on Monday as well. This should not change any user-facing actions > (this update will help deal with a server problem where temporary > files are not deleted when appropriate).
Is there more specific information available about this? That is, we'll be updating from PHP version X to PHP version Y. And what specifically will be changing? Only a patch for temporary files or will other changes be included as well? I ask because even minor changes in PHP can have strange and unforeseen consequences across such a large codebase. >* The GLAM Wiki Toolset[3] will be enabled on Commons, allowing for GLAM > institutions (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) to more > easily upload bulk collections of images with associated metadata. I was curious whether this new tool would be restricted to specific user groups on Commons. I tracked down <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/101061> (via <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/56181>) and it seems that the answer is no (i.e., it will be available to all). Has anyone checked with the Commoners about this proposed deployment? I believe Commons generally has far more restrictive user rights/groups (e.g., requiring users to be a in special user group to simply rename files). >* The new search backend (CirrusSearch) will be enabled on: >** all wikinewsies set as secondary search; >** itwiktionary, disabled wikis, cawiki, and enwikisource set as primary > search; >** all users on all wikisources will have the option of enabling it as > their own personal primary search via BetaFeatures[4]. While <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Search> mentions "disabled," I have no idea what this means. I looked at the database lists at <https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/>, but still can't figure out what "disabled wikis" means. I'm familiar with closed, fishbowl, private, deleted, etc. "Disabled" is a new term to me. Can someone please clarify? MZMcBride _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
